The USS Abraham Lincoln left the Middle East after nearly seven months in the region.

The USS Abraham Lincoln left the Middle East in August 2026 and moved into the U.S. 7th Fleet area, according to USNI News, which specifically reported that the carrier had spent almost seven months in the Middle East. That directly supports the claim’s regional timeframe. Several other reports described the carrier’s overall deployment as lasting roughly nine months. The New York Times, CBS News, Stars and Stripes, and other outlets said the ship began its journey home after a nine-month deployment. Those accounts refer to the full deployment, which began when the carrier left San Diego in November 2025, rather than only the period it spent in the Middle East.nytimes.comnytimes.comU.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Leaves Middle East After Months at Sea in Operation...cbsnews.comcbsnews.comUSS Abraham Lincoln leaving Middle East after 9-month deployment+4 more

The apparent discrepancy is therefore mainly a difference in what period is being measured. The evidence supports the narrower statement that the Lincoln left the Middle East after nearly seven months in the region, while the carrier’s complete deployment, including time before or outside the Middle East, lasted about nine months.nbcnews.comnbcnews.comUSS Lincoln heads home after extended deployment to the Middle Eastnews.usni.orgnews.usni.orgUSS Abraham Lincoln Leaves the Middle East After Almost 7 Months+1 more